Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2014-05-02 — TX
Operator
Kinder Morgan Co2 Co. Lp
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Co2 (Carbon Dioxide)
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$2,300
Incident datetime
2014-05-02 07:20
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
On may 2, 2014 at 7:20 cst the controller recieved an alarm that a relief valve was flowing. Upon review of the alarm, the controller shut down the pipe at mccamey sation at 7:30 cst. Personnel arrived on site at 8:20 cst and found that a relief valve had failed open. The valve was replaced and the line was restarted at 9:30 cst. Upon further investigation it was noted that the spring release inside the valve vault was worn and had caused the failure.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2014-05-30 00:00:00
Iyear
2014
Report Number
20140216
Supplemental Number
20176
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
31555
Name
Kinder Morgan Co2 Co. Lp
Operator Street Address
1001 Louisiana St, Suite 1000
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2014-05-02 07:20:00
Location Latitude
31.1158
Location Longitude
-102.2931
Commodity Released Type
Co2 (Carbon Dioxide)
Unintentional Release Bbls
2066
Intentional Release Bbls
0
Recovered Bbls
0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Cpm Leak Detection System Or Scada-Based Information (Such As Alarm(S), Alert(S), Event(S), And/or Volume Calculations)
Incident Identified Datetime
2014-05-02 07:20:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2014-05-02 07:20:00
Restart Datetime
2014-05-02 09:30:00
On Site Datetime
2014-05-02 08:20:00
Nrc Rpt Num
Nrc Notification Not Required
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Mccamey Station
Segment Name
Central Basin Pipeline
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
79752
Onshore City Name
Mccamey
Onshore County Name
Upton
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Block Valve 9
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Incident Area Subtype
Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Valve
Valve Type
Relief Valve
Installation Year
2010
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Other
Leak Type Other
Spring Release
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Soil Contamination
No
Long Term Assessment
No
Remediation Ind
No
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
9310
Est Cost Prop Damage
2300
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
11610
Accident Psig
2095
Mop Psig
2500
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop
Pressure Restriction Ind
No
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Scada In Place Ind
Yes
Scada Operating Ind
Yes
Scada Functional Ind
Yes
Scada Detection Ind
Yes
Scada Conf Ind
Yes
Cpm In Place Ind
No
Investigation Status
No, the operator did not find that an investigation of the controller(s) actions or control room issues was necessary due to: (provide an explanation for why the operator did not investigate)
Investigation Status Details
The controller responded accordingly based on alarm.
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Malfunction Of Control/relief Equipment
Eq Failure Type
Malfunction Of Control/relief Equipment
Relief Valve Ind
Yes
Additional Valve Ind
Yes
Preparer Name
D******* G******
Preparer Title
Engineer- Pipeline Compliance
Preparer Email
D****************@k***********.com
Preparer Telephone
713-420-5512
Prepared Date
2015-02-26 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
S**** M*****
Authorizer Telephone
713-369-8065
Authorizer Title
Director Of Operations And Engineering
Authorizer Email
S***********@k***********.com
Narrative
On may 2, 2014 at 7:20 cst the controller recieved an alarm that a relief valve was flowing. Upon review of the alarm, the controller shut down the pipe at mccamey sation at 7:30 cst. Personnel arrived on site at 8:20 cst and found that a relief valve had failed open. The valve was replaced and the line was restarted at 9:30 cst. Upon further investigation it was noted that the spring release inside the valve vault was worn and had caused the failure.
| Report Received Date | 2014-05-30 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2014 |
| Report Number | 20140216 |
| Supplemental Number | 20176 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 31555 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Kinder Morgan Co2 Co. Lp |
| Operator Street Address | 1001 Louisiana St, Suite 1000 |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Local Datetime | 2014-05-02 07:20:00 |
| Location Latitude | 31.1158 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -102.2931 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Co2 (Carbon Dioxide) |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 2066 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 0 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Cpm Leak Detection System Or Scada-Based Information (Such As Alarm(S), Alert(S), Event(S), And/or Volume Calculations) |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2014-05-02 07:20:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2014-05-02 07:20:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2014-05-02 09:30:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2014-05-02 08:20:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | Nrc Notification Not Required NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Mccamey Station |
| Segment Name | Central Basin Pipeline |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 79752 |
| Onshore City Name | Mccamey |
| Onshore County Name | Upton |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Block Valve 9 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Valve |
| Valve Type | Relief Valve |
| Installation Year | 2010 |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Other |
| Leak Type Other | Spring Release |
| Wildlife Impact Ind | No |
| Soil Contamination | No |
| Long Term Assessment | No |
| Remediation Ind | No |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 9310 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 2300 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 11610 |
| Accident Psig | 2095 |
| Mop Psig | 2500 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop |
| Pressure Restriction Ind | No |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Scada In Place Ind | Yes |
| Scada Operating Ind | Yes |
| Scada Functional Ind | Yes |
| Scada Detection Ind | Yes |
| Scada Conf Ind | Yes |
| Cpm In Place Ind | No |
| Investigation Status | No, the operator did not find that an investigation of the controller(s) actions or control room issues was necessary due to: (provide an explanation for why the operator did not investigate) |
| Investigation Status Details | The controller responded accordingly based on alarm. |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Malfunction Of Control/relief Equipment |
| Eq Failure Type | Malfunction Of Control/relief Equipment |
| Relief Valve Ind | Yes |
| Additional Valve Ind | Yes |
| Preparer Name | D******* G****** |
| Preparer Title | Engineer- Pipeline Compliance |
| Preparer Email | D****************@k***********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 713-420-5512 |
| Prepared Date | 2015-02-26 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | S**** M***** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 713-369-8065 |
| Authorizer Title | Director Of Operations And Engineering |
| Authorizer Email | S***********@k***********.com |
| Narrative | On may 2, 2014 at 7:20 cst the controller recieved an alarm that a relief valve was flowing. Upon review of the alarm, the controller shut down the pipe at mccamey sation at 7:30 cst. Personnel arrived on site at 8:20 cst and found that a relief valve had failed open. The valve was replaced and the line was restarted at 9:30 cst. Upon further investigation it was noted that the spring release inside the valve vault was worn and had caused the failure. |
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